Bottle.



PATENTED APR. 19, 1904. E. BLUE & HERNDON.

. BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED P128 25, 1903. RENEWED, FEB. 27. 1904.

80 MODEL.

Witname: Qurbrrifzcsfi'ei-izdom W WKW UNITED STATES Fatented April 19, 19040 PATENT OFFICE.

BOTTLE- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 757,647, dated April 19, 1904.

Application filed February 25, 1903. Renewed February 27, 1904. Serial No. 195,676. (No model.)

To all when it may concern: 7

Be it known that we, EDGAR BLUE and Qurm 'rns HERNDON, citizens of the United States, residing at Garvin, Choctaw NatiomIndian Territory, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the class of bottles of the antirefilling type, having for the essen tial object to prevent fraud upon the original user of the article by refilling same with an inferior grade of goods, and thereby deceiving the public in a wellsknown manner.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and drawings hereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic fea: tures of the invention are susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view showing the embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional View, the parts being assembled. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the bottle-neck, the cap and locking-spring being removed. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the cap. Fig. 5 is a-detail perspective view of the lockingspring. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the sealing-disk.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in thefollowing description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

In the preferred form of the bottle the neck 1 is reduced at the upper portion thereof, and a longitudinal rib 2 is disposed upon the reduced portion of the neck. A semicircular groove 3 is also located approximately atthe upper end of the reduced portion, and vertical grooves L extend from the aforesaid semicircular groove at the ends thereof. The locking-spring 5 is formed from a single length of wire bent semitremities thereof for purposes to be hereinafter noted.

The locking-spring 5 is adapted to be seated in the semicircular groove 3, the teeth 6 being disposed within the vertical grooves 4. A tubular cap 7, having a longitudinal groove 8 upon the inner periphery of same, is adapted to be placed upon the reduced portion of the neck, the groove registering with the rib 2 of the neck and preventing twisting or turning of the cap 7 thereon. Notches 9 are also located upon the periphery of the cap, said notches being engaged by the teeth 6 of the locking-spring 5 when thezcap is positioned on the neck, wherebysaid cap is locked to the said neck.

It will be understood that the rib 2 may be disposed within the cap and the groove located upon the neck interchangeably, since the locking effect produced will be the same; It is preferred to form the cap 7 of metal, although any other suitable material having the requisite strength may be used. The outer end of the cap 7 is inwardly flanged, as shown at 10, said flange being adapted to lock the sealing-disk 11 above the cork 12 in the mouth of the bottle-neck. The disk 11 may be made of tinfoil, wax, or other suitable material, and the seal will be stamped thereon in the ordinary manner. In assembling the parts the lockingspring 5 is first seated in the groove 3 and the sealing-disk 11 placed above the cork 12. The tubular cap 7 is then forced down upon the reduced portion of the neck, the groove 8 registering with the rib 2 of the latter, and the teeth 6 engaging the nothes 9 upon the inner periphery of the cap lock the same thereto.

When it is desired to remove the contents of the receptacle, it is necessary to mutilate the sealing-disk 11, which is firmly held to the neck by the flange 10 of the cap 7. The cork 12 may then be removed in the usual manner. It will be impossible to replace the disk 11, and therefore the purchaser will be immediately cognizant of the fact that the contents of the bottle are fraudulent should said sealing-disk be missing.

It is not essential that the upper portion of the neck be reduced, however, to provide a neater article. It is desirable that this be so, since the cap 7 will lie about flush with the lower part of the neck. The locking-spring 5' is preferably made from spring-wire, although flat spring-metal strips may be bent into proper form and be a substantial substitute.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a bottle, the combination, with-a sealing-disk disposed at the mouth of the neck thereof, of a tubular cap provided with an inwardly-extending flange at its outer end adapted to cooperate with the sealing-disk to clamp the latter in position, adjustable interlocking means between the cap and the neck of the bottle, and means for directing the movement of the cap in applying the same to the neck of the bottle, whereby locking of the cap to the neck of the bottle is facilitated.

2. In a bottle of the character described, a neck having a cork thereon and reduced at the upper portion thereof and having a longitudinal rib disposed upon said reduced portion, a

semicircular groove located upon the reduced portion of the neck and having vertical grooves leading therefrom at the end portions of same, a semicircular locking-spring seated in the aforesaid groove of the neck and having lateral spring-teeth projected therefrom, a sealing-disk disposed above the cork of the bottle, and a tubular cap having its outer end inwardly flanged and having a groove upon the inner periphery thereof to register with the rib upon the neck, notches also disposed upon the inner periphery of the cap and adapted to interlock with the teeth of the lockingspring, whereby the cap is locked to the neck, the sealing-disk being clamped in place by the inwardly-flanged portion of the aforesaid cap, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

EDGAR BLUE. [L. s.] QUINTUS HERNDON. [L s.] W'itnesses:

J. W. ADAIR, R. W. HINDS. 

